Belgium winger Nacer Chadli has signed for West Bromwich Albion for £13m from Tottenham.
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West Bromwich Albion have signed Nacer Chadli from Tottenham Hotspur for a club‑record fee of £13m on a four-year deal. The Belgium winger’s price will soon be eclipsed when Albion complete an expected £15m deal for Malaga’s defensive midfielder Ignacio Camacho.

Chadli spent three years at Spurs and becomes Albion’s third signing of a frustrating summer with Tony Pulis, the head coach, targeting a host of signings before the deadline on Wednesday.

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Chadli told the club’s official site: “I feel very good to be here. It came very quickly but I spoke to the club and they have a good team, a good manager and I am very pleased to be here. My ambitions? I just want to help the team win as many games as possible.”

Pulis said: “He’s a top, top player and I’m delighted we’ve got him. I said last week that these signings all had to be about players who would improve our squad – and Nacer does precisely that.”

West Bromwich have endured transfer difficulties this summer, with Pulis voicing his concerns over a lack of players several times – despite the club being prepared to break their transfer record.

They pulled out of a £15m deal for West Ham United’s Diafra Sakho in July over fears regarding his fitness, had several bids rejected by Leicester City for Jeffrey Schlupp and have been chasing Southampton’s Jay Rodriguez on loan.

Albion were prepared to sell Saido Berahino for around £20m – with Stoke City and Crystal Palace tabling bids around that figure – but it looks unlikely he will leave The Hawthorns. They were ready to sell the 23-year-old striker only once they had found a replacement but were never in a position to sign a forward in earlier in the window. Berahino, whose contract expires next summer, is out of the country on holiday for four days.

Chadli, 27, arrives after making 119 appearances, scoring 25 goals, for Tottenham who he joined from Twente for £7m in 2013. He played 40 times for Spurs last season but has not featured for Mauricio Pochettino’s side this term.

Chadli’s arrival paves the way for Callum McManaman to leave Albion, with Newcastle United linked with the winger.